Lakers again left frustrated

SALT LAKE CITY This Lakers season's usual routine: Kobe Bryant being frustrated while losing on the basketball court, then trying to stay patient in his postgame comments.

The Lakers dropped to 1-4 for the first time since 1993 — Bryant joined them in '96 — with a 95-86 loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. The Lakers never led in the game, and they fell from four points down to 14 points down while Bryant rested in the first half.

Bryant scored 22 of his 29 points in the second half, and the misguided notion that the Lakers' new offense hasn't been too bad except for all the turnovers got cleared up in a muddle of more slow motion and slow reads by Lakers players.

Bryant gave Utah credit afterward and referenced former Lakers coach Phil Jackson's “stay in the moment” mantra in trying to stay patient amid great Lakers expectations.

“Just try to stay in the moment and try to work with what's right in front of you,” Bryant said.

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